US Food Brazilians Love
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Topic: US Food Brazilians Love
Posted By: gjennings
Subject: US Food Brazilians Love
Date Posted: 16 November 2011 at 21:39
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Quick poll: (looking for opinion from folks who have lived in Brazil for longer periods of time as I havent and dont know the answer to this)
Q: What candy or food item available at any major US grocery store do Brazilians like the most? (and that is not easily to buy/ or not sold in Brazil) |
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Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 17 November 2011 at 13:02
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looking for a quick gift? Toblerone, ferraro rocher, barbecue sauce, big league chew gum, jellybeans that actually have taste (jelly bellies)- basically any candy except black licorice! ------------- |
Posted By: BorisG
Date Posted: 18 November 2011 at 08:41
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3casas,
I am confused. Stores all over Brazil are overflowing with Toblerone and Ferraro Rocher... Why bring ´em here?
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Posted By: DUNGA
Date Posted: 18 November 2011 at 09:07
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My experience is that Brazilians don't like to eat things that they aren't familiar with. Recently I had to devour an entire sack of mini-snicker bars single-handedly, even those are available at a ridiculous price in Brazil. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8hLc_nqx8g - Tales of Brave Ulysses |
Posted By: BorisG
Date Posted: 18 November 2011 at 09:12
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True, food at even the so called ethnic restaurants, a la Thai, Chinese, Arab, Mexican, etc. is ususally dumbed down to taste as much as possible as the Brazilian staples.
Brazilians down at heart are conservative, zenophobic, and close-minded, at least when at home. |
Posted By: toolio
Date Posted: 18 November 2011 at 09:21
Poor you, lol. Reminds me of Halloween when I lived in Canada. I'd eat all the chocolate bars before the kids started coming to the door. ------------- I don't need to be right; I just don't want to be wrong. |
Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 19 November 2011 at 06:39
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@Boris- i find people ask me to bring back all sorts of stuff they can get here, beyond my comprehension, because it's "de fora" (although i do admit that there is a lot more FR around than there used to be). People coming back from abroad always bring me Kopenhagen chocolates (i think) even though I am pretty sure I can get them in the airport here too (but the neighbor kids are usually pleased to eat them)
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Posted By: scottyh
Date Posted: 19 November 2011 at 08:04
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Toblerone, ferraro rocher... are they use food ??
Apart from coca cola and Mcdonalds Im not sure Brasilians care for much food or drink from the US!!
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Posted By: DUNGA
Date Posted: 19 November 2011 at 08:08
------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8hLc_nqx8g - Tales of Brave Ulysses |
Posted By: DUNGA
Date Posted: 19 November 2011 at 08:11
------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8hLc_nqx8g - Tales of Brave Ulysses |
Posted By: toolio
Date Posted: 19 November 2011 at 15:37
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What we need to bring is root beer. I've noticed my Brasilian friends tend to react to it in the same way cats react to oranges. Methinks it might make a good weapon in an attempt to butt into a line (or if you're from that part of the world, to jump a queue). Actually, since there are no lines here what I should say is to dive headfirst into the large mass trying to get nearer to a single entry point--or bank teller.
------------- I don't need to be right; I just don't want to be wrong. |
Posted By: noli30
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 18:56
| I love starbuck mocca coffee ice sold in bottles |
Posted By: noli30
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 18:58
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and some fruits like blueberry and grapefruit are delicious |
Posted By: Gringodude
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 19:20
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To them "root beer " tastes like toothpaste!
------------- Keeping the BrazilianLifestyle "Have a great day everyone" - Ray "You know who you are, now go and reflect!" - Esprit |
Posted By: Catarinense
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 19:36
| I've oftem wondered what they would think of Mt Dew. |
Posted By: whitefox
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 10:00
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Brazilian mentality is if they have never had it before then it is no good
if the dish does not have rice and beans with it then it is no good
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Posted By: Gringodude
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 12:15
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That's the way anyone's mind functions......
They do like alternative foods, pizza, mcdonalds sushi, pasta.. you know the good stuff! ------------- Keeping the BrazilianLifestyle "Have a great day everyone" - Ray "You know who you are, now go and reflect!" - Esprit |
Posted By: hpeak13
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 12:22
I have never eaten mccdonalds sushi. Is it good? ------------- We all have to decide for ourselves how much sin we can live with. -Enoch Nucky Thompson |
Posted By: Gringodude
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 12:34
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Never been to Japan? ------------- Keeping the BrazilianLifestyle "Have a great day everyone" - Ray "You know who you are, now go and reflect!" - Esprit |
Posted By: hpeak13
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 12:37
nope ------------- We all have to decide for ourselves how much sin we can live with. -Enoch Nucky Thompson |
Posted By: sven
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 12:50
Mountain Dew, isn't that just a very sweet version of seven up? Several citrus drinks are sold here, sprite, Antarctica has one, and there are several others. |
Posted By: sven
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 12:52
This shows how important the comma is! Thank god Mc Donnalds doesn't sell sushi 
and about those pizzas..... 
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Posted By: sven
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 12:54
Yes, but only a real idiot goes to Japan to eat mc donalds. Besides, no sushi, just a terriyaki burger (must be better than a Big Mac). |
Posted By: toolio
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 15:28
I don't know whether it still does, but Mountain Dew used to be overloaded with caffeine--far more than normal soft drinks (or pop, depending on which part of the English speaking world you prefer). That was once its claim to fame. I've never seen Doctor Pepper here. I would assume it would elicit much the same reaction as root beer. (I don't like Dr. Pepper). I long for the days when you could just order Coke--or, Coca for those of us in Brasil--without being asked if you want normal, light, zero, gelo, limao, blah blah blah. Or "is `Pepsi okay." No matter where I go in the world these seem to be big questions these days. ------------- I don't need to be right; I just don't want to be wrong. |
Posted By: toolio
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 15:34
Yup, and always glad to eat as much sushi as humanly possible when there. For some reason some of the restaurants in Salvador that have sushi (and there really aren't many) have lately taken to doing stupid things like shoving cheese and other crap into the center of the rice. Drives me crazy. Some things just don't need to be tinkered with  ------------- I don't need to be right; I just don't want to be wrong. |
Posted By: sven
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 15:34
| I know what you mean, if I wanted a f**king die-it coke, I'd ask for one. |
Posted By: scottyh
Date Posted: 01 December 2011 at 11:49
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just have done with it... move the whole of the US of the A over here lock, stock and barrell and then you guys will be happy!!!
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Posted By: hpeak13
Date Posted: 01 December 2011 at 12:24
not as many as you'd think ------------- We all have to decide for ourselves how much sin we can live with. -Enoch Nucky Thompson |
Posted By: Gringodude
Date Posted: 01 December 2011 at 12:32
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Keep those Americans in their land of freedom, where they're already happy, they just don't enjoy showing it! Unless someone is watching them be cool! ------------- Keeping the BrazilianLifestyle "Have a great day everyone" - Ray "You know who you are, now go and reflect!" - Esprit |
Posted By: hpeak13
Date Posted: 01 December 2011 at 13:23
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Americans only complain about serious food issues..... http://www.newser.com/story/134495/consumers-revolt-over-white-coke-cans.html ------------- We all have to decide for ourselves how much sin we can live with. -Enoch Nucky Thompson |
Posted By: scottyh
Date Posted: 02 December 2011 at 11:33
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what is Mountain Dew .. seriously never heard of it, so can't say I miss it!
do you not mean Irn Bru???
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Posted By: toolio
Date Posted: 03 December 2011 at 11:02
More than you ever wanted to know here. I think it's most popular in North America, although less so than it once was. As a kid in Canada I consumed a fair amount of it. As an adult (although some may disagree) I can't stand it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Dew It does not taste like Irn Bru, although my recollection of Irn Bru is a little foggy, since I've tasted it only once. ------------- I don't need to be right; I just don't want to be wrong. |
Posted By: scottyh
Date Posted: 04 December 2011 at 18:25
| thanks... not from north america so didnt have any idea! |
Posted By: DUNGA
Date Posted: 04 December 2011 at 18:56
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Mountain dew had a hillbilly inspired ad campaign and super high levels of caffeine (also sugar, of course). It was probably a precursor to the white trash meth epidemic.
------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8hLc_nqx8g - Tales of Brave Ulysses |
Posted By: GreatBallsoFire
Date Posted: 04 December 2011 at 21:56
At least what is sold as ketchup is getting better yet you still find some ketchup made without tomatoes. Stange pink color yuck!!! What is this crap in the bottle at the restaurant? Some places ad water to save money sure ruins the fries.  ------------- Simia quam similis, turpissimus bestia nobis. Oi amigo, pode trazer a saideira? |
Posted By: scottyh
Date Posted: 18 December 2011 at 10:08
| no mever heard of it - why would I have heard of it? have you heard of Tizer or Irn Bru? |
Posted By: kevbo
Date Posted: 21 December 2011 at 09:50
| Tizer that is a drink I had completely forgotten about.Perhaps it is a question of age the Antartica seems to quench my thirst nowadays |
Posted By: Isa26
Date Posted: 21 December 2011 at 17:16
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Doritos in Brazil aren't the same as those in Belgium.They are much drier and a bit different in taste too.And expensive lol |
Posted By: sven
Date Posted: 21 December 2011 at 17:41
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Really expensive are ruffles.
I'm actually OK with the high price of crap foods and soft drinks. It makes you buy better, much healthier options. |
Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 22 December 2011 at 18:01
Indeed. We have gotten pretty good at making the things that we really want, too. ------------- |
Posted By: Gringo.Floripa
Date Posted: 22 December 2011 at 18:05
Do you intend to make some blue corn nachos???  If so, I'll supply the guac and margaritas! ------------- ---ʇno uıƃuɐɥ ʇsnɾ--- |
Posted By: 3casas
Date Posted: 22 December 2011 at 18:18
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oh i wish. one of these days i might try making fresh masa harina. we certainly have the corn, we have the lime, i have a sort-of-industrial-grinder thing. God knows it can't be any worse than the crappy fake corn chips I have tried recently at some of these restaurants. (as for the blue corn- i have approx 8 mini ears, but not really ripe yet. Think it will be sweet enough to eat like sweet corn?) ------------- |
Posted By: spongebob
Date Posted: 03 January 2012 at 14:36
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Does instant pudding exist in Brazil? I was thinking about that the other day, but I don't know how it would taste for me now after having gone so many years without it. ------------- - ** Just sayin' ** ** Make lemonaid out of lemons. ** ** Trolls get old...** |
Posted By: DonVito
Date Posted: 23 January 2012 at 13:36
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I was browsing through my computer this afternoon, and came across a file that has MANY, MANY recipes for things that you may have fallen in love with, in the States, but can't find here. Here's a list of the major chain items you may want to make at home. This is only a partial list, as there are many other recipes that would be good to have... like Miracle Whip.
A&W Applebee's Arby's Arthur Treacher's BB King's Ben & Jerry's Benihana Bennigan's Big Boy/Bob's/Shoney's Black-Eyed Pea's Bob Evans' Boston Market Burger King Cajun Cafe Calif. Pizza Kitchen Cheesecake Factory Chi-Chi's Chick-Fil-A Chili's Church's Cinnabon Cracker Barrel El Pollo Loco El Torito Emeril LaGasse Four Seasons Kentucky Fried Chicken Macaroni Grill Marie Callender McDonald's* Mrs. Fields Olive Garden Outback* Pizza Hut* Planet Hollywood Popeye's Red Lobster Ruby Tuesday Sbarro Steak & Ale Stouffer's T.G.I. Friday's T.J. Cinnamon Taco Bell Tony Roma's Waldorf Astoria Hotel Wendy's * Yes, I know that McDonald's, Pizza Hut, and Outback are down here in Brasil. (São Paulo anyway) If any of these sound like something you'd like, drop me a pm, and I'll send you the complete list. No, I'm not charging for these, as I received them gratis. You're not going to believe some of the things that are "on the menu" though. ------------- "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" - Vito Corleone |
Posted By: expt2233
Date Posted: 23 January 2012 at 19:35
It's a piss-colored sugar-bomb that rots your teeth, your gut, and is marketed as the most 'extreme' soft drink. As in, you will need 'extreme' medical care after a few years of consumption!
That reminds me, anyone want a refreshing guarana antartica? hahahaha |
Posted By: expt2233
Date Posted: 23 January 2012 at 19:37
The truly amazing thing is that Brazilians think Outback is some sort of authentic Australian restaurant. The power of advertising never ceases to amaze me. |
Posted By: sven
Date Posted: 24 January 2012 at 07:19
That's not food, it's a general list of places to avoid... Oh, and you missed Starf**k |
Posted By: DonVito
Date Posted: 24 January 2012 at 08:39
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No Sven, it's a list of places that I have recipes for things they make, that people might want to make themselves. Some places are not open any more(like Bennigan's, Chi-Chi's, and Steak & Ale), but they did have some decent food. Some of the places, I wish would close, like Sbarro, McDonald's, Taco Bell and Chick-Fil-A. Their fare hardly qualifies as food. (That's just my opinion... There are probably people out there, that like their food. I'm just not one of them.) I was just trying to share my resources. You guys are trying to tell me that Brasilians wouldn't like something like a Cinnabon/T.J. Cinnamon cinnamon roll, or some of Mrs. Fields' cookies ? I mean c'mon... I can go to Shopping Center Norte here in São Paulo, and have to pay R$4,00 for a stinkin' doughnut. If you're feeling ambitious, there are recipes for Dunkin' Donuts, as well as Kripy Kremes. This list however, is just to ask if anyone is interested in any of these. If so, I'll send them a full list of the recipes, so they can choose the recipes they want. There are 400 recipes in total, and they also include some for liqueurs(Bailey's Irish Creme & Creme de Menthe and others), and candy particular to the States as well. I just wanted to share with the board, as I've gotten a wealth of information here, and wanted to give back. ------------- "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" - Vito Corleone |
Posted By: Isa26
Date Posted: 05 February 2012 at 11:39
Ferrero Rocher is everywhere (at least in SP) and it's Italian.
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Posted By: Isa26
Date Posted: 05 February 2012 at 11:57
| what's wrong with Outback Steakhouse?I went there twice and liked it.Somebody told me it was Canadian so that's what I thoughed. |
Posted By: amypie1
Date Posted: 05 February 2012 at 12:48
what a relief i´m not the only one who thinks this... I thought I was just being an uptight, snobby Londoner. ------------- amy |
Posted By: sven
Date Posted: 05 February 2012 at 12:59
As a Londoner, you can be snobby and uptight, as at least Indian and Jamaican food is as close to its roots as it can be. For the rest of the world, most ethnic foods are adapted to the taste buds of the locals. Unfortunately, us westerners, for some reason seem to like bland, salty foods. |
Posted By: Gringo.Floripa
Date Posted: 05 February 2012 at 16:38
Not this westerner! Bring on THE HEAT!!! @Amypie: How's the recipe for the Grand Marnier soaked cupcakes coming along? ------------- ---ʇno uıƃuɐɥ ʇsnɾ--- |
Posted By: DonVito
Date Posted: 05 February 2012 at 17:01
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Isa, there's nothing wrong with it. It's just that some people think it's not close to Australian food. I don't know any better, because I've never had the opportunity to go to Australia. So, for me, it's fine. I personally happen to like Shiraz red wine, that if I'm not mistaken, originally came from Australia. If those who take issue with Outback would like to share their knowledge of how Australian food should taste(or better, suggest a restaurant where you can get it), I'd be happy to learn the difference. ------------- "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" - Vito Corleone |
Posted By: Isa26
Date Posted: 05 February 2012 at 17:50
For me it's fine too.A tasty steak with fries are always welcome
 You are the one who has a list of recipes of these restaurants,right?
You can send it to me,although the chances of me making something might be rather small.When I'll be in Brazil again the first thing I'm gonna learn is to make some Brazilian recipes (like a good feijoada,pirão,bife) to save me alot of money.
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Posted By: TerrificTeri
Date Posted: 17 April 2012 at 09:22
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@Gringodude. I have found here in my little city that Brazilians love pizza. I made pizza for the family I was staying with at a fazenda. When I moved to the city many people I met asked me to make them pizza. They heard I make good pizza. I found an excellent pizza in a padaria also. My step-daughter dragged me two towns over to make pizza for her in-laws cause they heard I make good pizza. ------------- Warm Regards, Teri |
Posted By: cara0910
Date Posted: 17 April 2012 at 09:32
Do you consider Mexicans Westerners? They have spicy food. Tex-Mex and Cajun can also be spicy. I find Brazilians to be averse to anything not extremely sweet or salty. They think spicy is a drop of Tabasco. They are not adventurous eaters... |
Posted By: DonVito
Date Posted: 17 April 2012 at 09:43
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Teri, Here are my thoughts on pizza here in Brasil(São Paulo). I'm assuming you're from the States. Brasilians have no problem with loading the pizza with a huge amount of toppings, and they're very good. But, you'll notice one thing very glaringly missing. Pizza sauce is almost non-existent, and if it is on the pizza, there's very little of it and it has no taste. So I can understand why people here would like the American version. Sounds to me like you have the makings of a money-making situation there. ------------- "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" - Vito Corleone |
Posted By: sven
Date Posted: 17 April 2012 at 09:50
Of course they like sweet, but, sweet must be sweet. No sweet & sour at the same time, or worse, sweet and salty. But they are trainable.The first time I made indonesian peanut sauce for bbq'ed chidken they looked at it with horror. It's sweet, salty and hot. Nowadays, it's one of the first things to go. Same with advocados. My wifes family swore they can only be eaten with sugar (sic), however, when I made some guacamole with real jalapenho pepers, they liked it.
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Posted By: cara0910
Date Posted: 17 April 2012 at 13:26
Pode ser. Just my experience. I could barely get my Brazilian family to try anything, and they made the 'ick' face at everything I described. It's ok, more for me! |
Posted By: DonVito
Date Posted: 17 April 2012 at 15:41
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So, you just have to say,"Tryyy it... You'llll like iiiit", and then hope they don't say,"So, I tried it... Thought I was gonna die!!" LOL I've never heard of eating avocados with sugar, but at first thought, it sounds revolting. lol But, I guess I could try it. ------------- "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" - Vito Corleone |
Posted By: cara0910
Date Posted: 17 April 2012 at 15:44
I've eaten an avocado+sugar+creme de leite dessert that was pretty good. Blended it all up to make a pudding. |
Posted By: DonVito
Date Posted: 17 April 2012 at 15:44
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Pode ser. Just my experience. I could barely get my Brazilian family to try anything, and they made the 'ick' face at everything I described. It's ok, more for me! [/QUOTE] Maybe you just have to make the food, and let them try it, without telling them what it is first. But then you might have to share again. ------------- "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" - Vito Corleone |
Posted By: tamte
Date Posted: 17 April 2012 at 16:06
Pode ser. Just my experience. I could barely get my Brazilian family to try anything, and they made the 'ick' face at everything I described. It's ok, more for me! [/QUOTE] Maybe you just have to make the food, and let them try it, without telling them what it is first. But then you might have to share again.[/QUOTE] Have the same issues with these "originals" here. They can't believe anything but rice, crappy meat and feijao is edible.
2 years ago I build a huge, 2 tons of bricks, churrasco + smoker (combined with one chimney). Everybody was asking WTF is that chamber on the side of the grill. It has two big 1/4" thick steel doors. One in the lower part, where you put the fire, the other higher where you have 2 racks and the smoke goes through this chamber to the chimney. They were like: "You stupid grazy gringo, are you serious, smoked food??? How you can cook food with smoke???"
After 6 kilos of smoked Tucunare, they were sold for it.
My wifes father (lives in the Bolivian border) said later, that he saw this kind of thing in the past somewhere in the jungle river, where some pescadores smoked pork and fish.
Now they are asking when we have something smoked. They even like the smoked brisket (problem to find proper cut, though).
The Finnish style rye bread and rye rice/potato pastels are all mine, nobody, except my wife, likes that stuff.
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Posted By: sven
Date Posted: 17 April 2012 at 16:56
I'm planning on building myself a barrel smoker....
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Posted By: TerrificTeri
Date Posted: 17 April 2012 at 18:06
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Just made avacado ice cream today. Delish! Avacado, natural milk and sugar blended first then put in the ice cream maker. If anybody wants the recipe, just let me know. ------------- Warm Regards, Teri |
Posted By: mmaser
Date Posted: 18 April 2012 at 00:09
Shiraz = Syrah; genetically identical to the French grape simply made in a different style. -Marc
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Posted By: Ferguson21
Date Posted: 18 April 2012 at 00:35
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Guacamole makes them puke.
Here they make 'Vitamina' from Avocado: Milk, Avocado and a ton of sugar in the blender. They call it vitamina because there's a fruit in the milk. They offer it to me but I always tell them that I get my vitamins by eating Pizza with ketchup. Ketchup is made of tomatoes which contain a lot of vitamins. |
Posted By: Jully
Date Posted: 19 April 2012 at 00:09
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Heh, I thought that eating avocado with salty stuff was gross when the concept was first presented to me ;) I had always eaten it with sugar and a bit of lime :)
Now, if someone could set me up with a Dr. Pepper dealer, I'd be very happy indeed :D |
Posted By: Jully
Date Posted: 19 April 2012 at 11:01
| There used to be 7up around here about 15-20 years ago, no clue if it tasted the same and the US one though. |
Posted By: sven
Date Posted: 19 April 2012 at 11:09
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I don't care how it tasted in the US. I want it the way it tates in the netherlands, just like Fanta. Fanta is supposed to be YELLOW and taste like oranges. It should not be ORANGE and taste like sugar
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Posted By: DonVito
Date Posted: 19 April 2012 at 11:19
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Sven, 7-up started out in the US, as a patent medicine in the 1920's, and had lithium citrate(a mood elevator) in it until 1950. Then they took the lithium out of it, and it became a soft drink that Sprite(from Coca-Cola) copied and competes with. If the 7-up from the US doesn't taste the same as you had in the Netherlands, then I guess you're going to have to find a friend there to ship it to you, or find some place online to buy it.
Ferguson, My father grew up in Hawaii, having an avocado tree in the yard. He said he would cut the avocado in half, and then put ketchup and worcestershire sauce into the place where the pit was, mix it up, and eat it like you would eat a papaya. I guess it's all what you're accustomed to doing. Jully, Maybe if you start an e-mail campaign to Coca-Cola and/or possibly Cadbury-Schwepps, as both are in Brasil, you might be able to talk them into bottling it here in Brasil. With Brasilians' sweet teeth, it would probably go over well. Brasilians are a lot like people from the Southern US. They like things really sweet, and salty too. Mmaser, Marc, you'll notice that I said, "If I'm not mistaken..." I think Shiraz comes from Australia, whether the grape is the same as the Syrah grape or not. You still have differences in climate, etc. between the two countries. If you look back at history, you'll find that vast majority of the wine from France, since the 1850's, is genetically linked with the grapes from the States, due to a blight from the Phylloxera aphid, which coincidentally also came from the States. As such the vines from the States had become resistant to said aphid, and was grafted to what was left of the French vineyards. ------------- "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" - Vito Corleone |
Posted By: cara0910
Date Posted: 19 April 2012 at 11:28
| Blasphemy! |
Posted By: Jully
Date Posted: 19 April 2012 at 11:34
| Coca-Cola tried Cherry Coke about 15 years ago as well, but it tasted nothing like the american one and didn't sell well. I dunno, brazilians like sweets, but Dr. Pepper is something that you either love or hate, with no in-between, so I don't know how well it would do here. One can always hope! |
Posted By: SteelRat
Date Posted: 22 April 2012 at 06:38
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sven: post deleted. As per the House Rules please do not swear. Final warning. ------------- Forum Administrator http://www.gringoes.com |
Posted By: Gringodude
Date Posted: 22 April 2012 at 13:18
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G, I wonder who the C.I was this time? ------------- Keeping the BrazilianLifestyle "Have a great day everyone" - Ray "You know who you are, now go and reflect!" - Esprit |
Posted By: cara0910
Date Posted: 22 April 2012 at 13:21
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If you are implying it was me, it wasn't. I only reported GD because he swore AT me.
By the way GD, what you wrote was a statement, not a question. That's Portuguese grammar! 
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Posted By: Gringodude
Date Posted: 22 April 2012 at 13:36
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Okay, well if you're telling the truth then I am in shock and proud. Really a set of mixed emotions...
And as to the context of the grammar, not to feed the troll, but I was asking myself! Thank you! ------------- Keeping the BrazilianLifestyle "Have a great day everyone" - Ray "You know who you are, now go and reflect!" - Esprit |
Posted By: DonVito
Date Posted: 22 April 2012 at 13:49
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Cara, was your comment about anything I said, and if so, what was it? I try to be factual in what I post. ------------- "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" - Vito Corleone |
Posted By: cara0910
Date Posted: 22 April 2012 at 15:23
| I was responding to GringoDude (GD) |
Posted By: mmaser
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 00:18
Very good! Not many people know that! Actually it's not genetically linked so much as grafted stock. In the 1850s, in an attempt to make better french-american hybrid cultivars, american root stock was transported to France along with the nematode hitchhikers (Phylloxera). This resulted in mass contamination with no known way to stop them. The only way limit the damage was to graft all French vines on american root stock as they still do today. American root stock is resistant to the nematode. The original french vines w/o root stock can only be found now in Chile as the nematode cannot grow in sandy soil. Terroir goes a long way to determining a wines final character so regardless of genetic identity, these wines are distict and can stand on their own. It's amazing the diversity of taste from one area to another. -Marc
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Posted By: Amsterdam
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 10:28
How is this best of Brazil? Best of the USA perhaps? haha
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Posted By: DonVito
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 11:43
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Mr. Jennings,
You looking for something to import to Brasil?? lol ------------- "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" - Vito Corleone |
Posted By: Amsterdam
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 12:14
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Posted By: Amsterdam
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 13:08
Do any gringoes like Feijoada or Mokator?  Caldinho do Mokator is nice though.
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Posted By: DonVito
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 15:15
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Where in São Paulo for the KFC ? (what bairro) Yes, there are Gringoes who like feijoada. I don't have often it, but yes... ------------- "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" - Vito Corleone |
Posted By: Amsterdam
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 16:14
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Posted By: Megabyte
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 22:09
Mocotó, you mean? I'm a native, and I have both. I do like something called "tutu," though, which is basically beans mixed with manioc flour, pepperoni sausage, eggs and a other good stuff.
It can be eaten with rice or alone. By the way sven, have you tried to make your own orange soda? All you need is some orange juice, bicarbonate, and voilá! It should taste nice. |
Posted By: cara0910
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 22:13
The bicarbonate you speak of is usually calcium bicarbonate isn't it? Drink enough and you will end up with some problms hahahah |
Posted By: Megabyte
Date Posted: 25 April 2012 at 22:34
No, that's sodium bicarbonate. |
Posted By: Amsterdam
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 17:52
Yes, nice to see you know what i mean. Have you ever ventured outside Brazil? Biocarbonate of soda with orange juice..YUK!! Yes it tastes like Orange juice in a carton thats been off for a couple of weeks i would have thought.. |
Posted By: Amsterdam
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 18:16
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That reminds of a cousin of mine having a Brazilian school friend in London and telling me about some her eating experiences when the Brazilian girl arrived. It was like, WOW!! what is this that i am eating its Fantastic!! we dont have this in Brazil..hahaha And when i cook for my girlfriend here, she says, no i dont eat that kind of food, it sounds aweful and i make her try some and now she cooks it at home and her friends go around to eat at her house..hahaha |
Posted By: zeezonyc
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 18:40
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I live in the South of Brazil. When I go home to New York about every 4 months, my Brazilian friends ask me to buy: Milky Way candy, Baby Ruth candy, peanut butter, marshmallows, Goya Adobo and Goya Sazón (not to be confused with the sazon here), pancake mix, maple syrup, bagels, Heinz Ketchup. Although you didn’t ask, I’ll volunteer a few ítems that I take from here to the U.S.: Coffee, Brazilian chocolates and Every Day deoderant from Natura. ------------- Itapema, Santa Catarina |
Posted By: DonVito
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 20:37
Or, if you have a deep fryer, you can make it at home. I have the recipe, along with recipes for the baked beans, buttermilk bisquits, cole slaw, and gravy.  ------------- "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" - Vito Corleone |
Posted By: KellyGuy
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 20:45
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Fried chicken needs a recipe? My mom's side of the family were Okies, I grew up on fried chicken and biscuits and gravy. Fortunately my dear mother showed me how to make all that before she passed away 13 years ago.
It is certainly comfort food for a lot of Americans like me. |
Posted By: Megabyte
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 22:37
Trust me, it does need a recipe. It takes wonderful if you use flour, for instance. Also, leaving some skin adds some crispy, lovely (and deadly) taste. And onions are a perfect twist. |
Posted By: Megabyte
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 22:39
"Every Day deodorant from Natura?!" Odd... it's a Brazilian company! I do know companies adapt or create new products on certain markets, but still... |
Posted By: sven
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 22:54
Do you by any chance mean "mocotó"? |
Posted By: Amsterdam
Date Posted: 26 April 2012 at 23:59
Hmmmm, I wonder  |
Posted By: Amsterdam
Date Posted: 27 April 2012 at 00:03
Thats the one Sven, yes. |